Shaving device



Aug' 10, 1943- M. ANDls ET AL 2,326,192

SHAVINQ DEVICE Filed Feb. 6, 1957 2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug.10,1943; MANDIS Em Y 2,326,192

sHAvING DEVICE Filed Feb. 6, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR` BY. an@ f- ???MJ/M q ATTORNEY,

Patentediug. 10, 1943 UNITED.. STATES PATENT @ERICE-i. di Y l "14%,32649'72 u a, Y i etienne Devieej t. `ll/Iathevv Andis and4 Matthew G. AndisgV Jn,

Racine, `Wis., assignors to Andis Clipper. Com:

pany,` Racine, Wis., a corporation ofWisoonsn. Animati@ February. 6', 19er, .sexier No. leegte Vv(ci. 31543;). e. A

8 Glaiins.`

This invention relates te. .improvements shaving devices.

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shaving devices of the type having a reciproca f ing cutter driven by an electric motor cpo i, suitable means and movable beneath a sljgted ieee engaging pefivviiereby; the devee werbe used Without soap or otherfbealjd softening agent to greatly facilitate the .shaving Qperationtr I In shaving devices of this 'tl/'p6` il'. l1 btit found necessary to have the slottedffaceerlgag; ing surface o f extreme thinness Where `tbelsiair on the face is contacted; and guided intotheslotsA and in most prior devices 19h15 face engaging por-f tien hes been made e0 thin est te require. slingert ,te Prevent it from flexirle,` iiereteiere the. ieee engaging portienhes been. elette@ entirely estese. its width,r and the cutter therebeneatli has b en relied upon to prevent flexing. In addit n, the

face engaging part has {beenformedfwitn ing. ieelel Supporting, Sides te further. held enel,

strengthen the thin slotted member., p t

It is an object ci the present invention tappo; vide a shaving device having aA face' enf', member Se eenetrueted. .es te. .i2-revisie, heir; e ins portions of extremetiiiiirieesvviiiebfnenene nevertheless maintain themselves in rigid; condition Without dangerofr flexing, `whereby therev iS ,110 neeessity for `support from the `cutter .or

y for the use of integral supporting sides.

A more specific .objectof the invention is-to provide a device as above described whereinl the face engaging Ymember.is slottedmonly at the edges, Vsaid slots being of limited length, and

wherein said edges arereinforced` against tne possibility of flexing, by astrengthening d ovvii-l wardly extending nangse of minute size, said flange also being slotted-and serving to provide a smooth skin contactingsurfaoe and an effecvtive comb for lifting up and guiding the hair to shearing position. i 'i A Y l A further object of the invention is to provide a shaving device having a fface engaging member formed with a solid center portion and withslots extending inwardly from opposite edges, the slots alongA one edge being of less width than the slots 4along the opposite edge, whereby the edge having the slots of less Width may be employed for shaving the neck and other tender portions andY shaving the face proper tothe end that the utf f ieee. erieeeine inemiben'emifeutterere einigte@ and d peeedvvi et te one ether filet eil. eut heil.' if e e.. ieiiveiftbe heed, thereby einem tbe eeeeesitv @i elegge i i f invention" te ized wherein tbe ends eff. tbe need. are elpee. prevent cui? all: fregi nietige S A, stili initieel? 'O bJeet @.f 'the in prev eeeviee ieviee egeeelgeieinefiieifiie non fue heae'wuereienerel means is riti# iinfinjehe eemrlete ei l igiene* eli. the. Preferred.: ierie. ei

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` view-SLI Vmost comfort and mostefective results may be 'Y obtained. l. 4 v l A further object of the'invention is to pro,- vde aV shaving device in which the combportion,

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igfll is 'an `enlarged sectional View through thefhead showing the-construction when the modified eerie ei Figs, 9 and. 110 Aeie used; en@

:ne:l r.1.2 ie e freiem ritery perspective .view renewing anotiiee "ferm YQi-ieee engaging heeft er eijrereevinegerte by llidgllisl l i i Fig. 10. isa, perspective viewof a face engag: fing member for usein connection with theform ymentary half sections H and il.

ber which mayY be used in lieu of the member illustrated in Fig. l0.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral It designates a hollow handle portion which is preferably formed of two comple- The handle forms a housing for a suitable driving device such as an electric motor i3, and'said motor may have a drivelshaft I9 projecting rotatably through a partition 2i) and into a recessed outer end y portion 2l.

The recessed outer end may have one side wall formed with an inwardly extending pin 22, which is preferably of metal and may have its opposite side wall provided with a plurality of inwardly .projecting pins 23 whichare preferably formed of rubber or other resilient material.

l 1 thereof. The iianged portions 5 and 12S therevaseaiee only one-thirty-second of an inch long on the lower side, there is no trouble with iiexing of said portions. Furthermore, in order to strengthen these relatively thin portions, the outer edges thereof are `flanged downwardly as at i5 and flii respectively, said flange being preferably approximately one-sixteenth of an inch long. These flanged portions and @E are slotted as indicated in Fig. 8 by slots which communicate with the slots G3 and lili and which form part Y fore form combs for straightening out and guiding'the hair to cutting position. These slot extensions, however, terminate short of the lower Referring now 'more particularly tothe shav- I' ing head proper, the numeral 24 designatesfa supporting block preferably of metal, which block has posts 25 projecting from the uppersurface thereof, there being recesses 26 at the upper sur face 4of the block surrounding said posts. One side 'of the block is also formed with an aperture 21 for coperationwith thegpin 22 (see Fig. 2), and :the other side of thetblock is preferably formedj` with apertures 28 for cooperation with the pins 23. It yisthus apparent that the head may be vinserted into the handle first by engaging the pin 22' ori the shell section il with the aper? ture 2l of the head, then -by engaging the pins 23'on the'shell portion Vi with the apertures 28 of the head, andk then by securing the two handle portions together by"mea`ns of screws or the like Y 29. The rubber pins v23 are found to be tiveincushioning against vibration. i

A channel-shaped cutter 3H has the upper edges effecof its'side walls flanged outwardly as at 3| vand end of the flanges ll and so that there is a minute webbing Il? connecting the spaced teeth at the bottom of the flanges 5 and 46. This minute downward flange an-d the webbing serve to strengthen the extremely thin slotted portion so that said portion will maintain itself in rigid condition without danger of flexing. There is therefore no need to employ integral'sides extending down to the block- 263. Nor is thereV any need to rely lupon the cutter for supportJ against flexing. Y Y

The face engaging member 4i may have its center channel portion i2 provided with countersunl bolt holes t3 vfor the reception of bolts 49.

The bolts d in' turn are threaded into the upper vrIt is apparent that during shaving the cutting apertures preferably have straight side portions tures B ofthe cutter, and said upper'e'nds of the'posts are preferably iiattened on opposite sides as "at" S6 to' cooperate with the shape of the apertures 35. The'drive shaft I9, of the motor may be extended rotatably into a bore 3l of the block` Hand is provided with` an eccentrically positioned extension shaft 33 of smaller 'diameter. The end of the eccentric 38 ts into a slot or recess YStil of a block, Lig, which block depends from the lower surface of the'cutter. As a'result of this arrangement, when the shaft le is rotated by the electric motor the eccentric 38 causes rapid reciprocation of the cutter member 3).A Y

TheV face engaging member 4l is preferably of the cross sectional'shape shown' in'lig. Shaving preferably a depressed or channeled central portion 42, the sides of which extend laterally outwardly as at 431and' Mi. The said portions Q3 and 44 proj ect outwardly approximately one-sixteenth of an inch` and arel slotted asY indicated. The slots 43'A of the edge portion i3 are preferably of less width thanv the slots Mi' of the opposite edge portionv 5t. it is preferred that the slots 4,3- be .007 of an inch wide and that the slots 44 will take place directly beneath the face engaging portions 33 andY 44 and that the cut hair will fall out atei exteriorly of the hea-d; thus none of vsaid vcut hair will get inside of the head to necessitate frequent cleanings. l

Surrounding' the'posts 25 and having their endss'eated-in the recesses Zl'vare coil springs E2, which springs tendto yieldingly urge the cutting member into close contact with the side of the face engaging portions 13 and lid. Washers 53 of leather, ber or other suitable material which a-re of greater diameter than the narrow portions of the apertures 35 of the cutter are positioned between the outer ends `of-the coil springs 52 and thecutterinember to prevent wear upon the cutter memberand to minimize noise and vibration during the operation of the device. -In order to close and substantially seal the ends 'of the head to prevent cut hair from entering the interior of the head, it is preferred to utilize 'ei .ilates drlsee Fig. 6) which rit recesses in fends of the block 2d and which are secured Lthereto by screws or the like 55. These plates have-lateral extensions as kat 55 at their upper ends which'prevent the corners of the face engaging memberfrom scratching the face. From the alcove it is apparent that applicants have aA construction wherein the face engaging member `has hair guiding portions of extreme thinness, which portions are nevertheless of such short length and so reinforced by the iianges 15 andA E that there is no danger roi flexing and no Yneed for additional support. It is also apparent thatjthe face engaging member and cutedges of said shearing assembly being guarded by said ledges.

7. In an automatic hair shearing unit, a handle member having a supporting end, a shearing assembly superimposed on said supporting end and including a xed outer member and a reciproeally movable inner member, said fixed outer member having a relatively at slotted area, means extending throughV the top of the fixed outer member for removably afxing the shearing assembly in position, and guard ledgeelements apartY from said afxing means rising from said support alongV the end edges of the shearing `assembly throughout the length Yof said end edges and positioned yto protect the latter and said @end edges at Vthe corners ofthe inner and outer members. Y r Y 8. A hair shearing. apparatus comprising a handle member having a relatively flat end with a pair of relatively Xed guard ledges rising from the narrower sides thereof, a shearing 'assembly comprising relatively movable plates superimposed ov'er said end,` means between said ledges removably afxing said shearing assembly with respect to said handle memben-the end edges of said shearing/assembly being guarded by said ledges. Y

l MATHEW ANDIS VlVhlJI'TI-IEW G. ANDIS, JR. 

